Description:

Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity with individuals with special needs?

Do you want to join a team with a strengths-based approach where you can provide high quality therapy services?

If you answered YES, then consider joining the Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

Being a Contractor BCBA with Devereuxs Southeastern Pennsylvania Autism Resource Center has its Advantages!

This role will offer you:

• An opportunity to work with a collaborative team of BCBAs, with a track record of providing high quality services and presenting at regional and national conferences.
• Options for professional development and role expansion within our growing educational services.
• The ability to work school-based hours while being supported by a strong behavioral team.

What is the SPARC Program?

Southeastern Pennsylvania Autism Resource Center is a department of the Devereux organization, offering empirically-validated behavior treatment programs for individuals with autism, as well as individuals with behavioral concerns or other developmental disabilities. SPARCs values and clinical strategies align strongly with our 107-year-old organization and mission, which is focused on changing lives by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral and cognitive differences.

In this role you will:

• Provide school consultation to public and private schools in Delaware and northern Maryland
• Conduct FBAs and develop behavior support plans for individual students engaging in high risk behavior
• Train teachers and paraeducators to implement behavior plans. Monitor fidelity of implementation and track progress
• Give trainings to school-based staff on behavioral interventions
• Provide systems-level consultation to special education programs serving students with intensive needs. Work with school leadership to define universal educational practices for autistic support and other specialized settings.
• Click on the following link to see why we are a great place to work:
  • ASCEND- Career Accelerator Program
  • Opportunities to learn and grow in the behavioral health and human services fields.
  • Fun, fast-paced supportive environment where you can participate in the treatment planning process.
  • Excellent Benefits (learn more at benefits.devereux.org)
  • Paid Training and Professional Development

Keywords: Behavior Analyst, BCBA, Clinical, Education, Special Education, Psychology, Board Certified Behavior Analyst, SPARC, ABA

• Masters degree from a behaviorally-based, accredited college/university in special education, psychology or other related field;
• Must hold a current BCBA certification;
• Minimum of two (2) years experience in the direct delivery of behavior analytic services to people with autism spectrum disorders/behavioral challenges as a BCBA and at least 1-year experience consulting/working within a school preferred.